NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2005
McCain Eyes '08 White House Run
But Arizona Senator Says He's Not Interested In Being VP
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Sen. John McCain accepts Rock the Nation Award at the Rock The Vote Awards in Washington, June 8, 2005. (AP)
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In an appearance Sunday at a fund-raiser for a local New York candidate, the Republican seemed to humorously rule out ever accepting a vice presidential post.
"I spent all those years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, kept in the dark, fed scraps, why the hell would I want to do that all over again?" he said, the New York Daily News reported in Monday editions.
McCain, who ran for president in 2000, was re-elected to a six-year Senate term in 2004.
He told the newspaper that he was seriously considering a 2008 bid. As he has before, McCain said he will wait until after the 2006 election to decide about his political future.
The Staten Island fund-raiser brought in $200 per person for Borough President James Molinaro, who is running for re-election.
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